Florida Keys, Everglades & Gulf Coast Bike Tour

For 2025, we have chosen to return to our starting point near Sanibel Island, Florida. Our accommodation will be the Hampton Inn in the town of Fort Myers. If enough progress has been made to restore roads from the hurricane two years ago, we will venture over to Sanibel Island on our meet up day.

Our new itinerary still includes white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and warm ocean tailwinds, making The Florida Keys and Everglades National Park the ideal place to kick back and enjoy a laid-back winter bike tour getaway. Join us this winter for a luxury-style tour filled with multi-sport activities. Jumpstart your spring training, or simply enjoy a warm week from the grasps of winter.

This tour starts with a short 20-mile bike ride at 1 PM across the causeway to Sanibel. We will have an orientation dinner, and the next day we cycle and shuttle into the Everglades National Park.

Cycling through the Everglades allows for a slower paced tour than your typical airboat excursion because we opt for a car-free paved trail. We ride through freshwater ecosystems within Everglades National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We have plenty of time and opportunity to take in the views of the ever-changing sawgrass prairie, abundant wading birds, and an occasional alligator. At the end of the day, we will shuttle to our resort on Key Largo.

The weather in South Florida and The Keys is always the best at this time of year. The water temperatures are in the low 70s, and the air temperature is in the upper 70s. This makes for ideal cycling temperatures. When you want a break from cycling (or perhaps you are a non-cyclist), enjoy some time poolside or on the beach at one of our lodging destinations. Grab a cocktail at the tiki bar, schedule a spa treatment, or take a visit to the Turtle Hospital or the Dolphin Research Center. If you need a break from the bike saddle, get your feet wet in the water at some of America’s top beaches or snorkel effortlessly on the water’s surface near the 3rd largest reef in the world.

The majority of our tour follows a federally recognized National Scenic Highway. The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is a multi-use path which closely parallels US Highway 1 for 106 miles. The town of Key West boasts of bike paths, bike routes, and quirky hotels and eateries. There is not a shortage of additional entertaining activities. Watch the sunset over Mallory Square, live entertainment and shows on Duval Street or visit the many museums and galleries.

Highlights

• Cycle through Everglades National Park on a 15-mile paved biking path (no cars allowed), enjoying the quiet beauty of the sawgrass prairies of this UNESCO World Heritage Area.
• Stay at three gorgeous waterfront resorts featuring heated outdoor pools & jacuzzis, spa treatments, tiki bars, hammocks, beach cafés and water-sports.
• Great wildlife, including manatees, alligators, large wading birds, giant tarpon fish, bottlenose dolphins, sea lions, iguanas, loggerhead sea turtles, manta rays.
• Kayak eco-tour through John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the first undersea park in the U.S.
• Guided tour of the non-profit Turtle Hospital, the only veterinary hospital in the world for rehabilitating injured sea turtles and returning them to the wild.
• Two fun days and nights in Key West, the eclectic town that Ernest Hemmingway described as “the best place I’ve ever been anytime, anywhere.”
• Enjoy perfect cycling weather (January has temps in the high 70s).